IllustrationBRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
1994 Chevrolet Lumina
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1994 Chevrolet Lumina do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 126.
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 7 of 126 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 48 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 17 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Structure. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
8 crash reports2 fire reports2 injury reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
48 reportsABS LIGHT STAYED ON AND REPAIRS WERE MADE. PROBLEM OCCURRED THREE TIMES. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE MAKES NOISE, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS. DEALER NOTIFIED ABOUT 14 TIMES OR MORE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS/ROTORS WOULD R PREMATURELY. REPLACED BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.
THE BRAKE SYSTEM IN MY CAR HAS BEEN THE MAJOR PROBLEM SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. TWO WEEKS 94 AFTER PURCHASE, APR 94, THE BRAKES LOCKED AND CAUGHT FIRE. TWO WEEKS AFTER THAT THEY FAILED AND I WENT THRU AN INTERSECTION AND COLLIDED WITH A CAR. CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY SENT A REP AND THE STATED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS …
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THE BRAKE SYSTEM IN MY CAR HAS BEEN THE MAJOR PROBLEM SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. TWO WEEKS 94 AFTER PURCHASE, APR 94, THE BRAKES LOCKED AND CAUGHT FIRE. TWO WEEKS AFTER THAT THEY FAILED AND I WENT THRU AN INTERSECTION AND COLLIDED WITH A CAR. CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY SENT A REP AND THE STATED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I HAVE HAD FOUR BRAKE SYSTEMS ON MY CAR WITH A COMPLETE OVERHAUL DUE TO FAILURE AT A COST OF $800. I DRIVE HIGHWAY MILES AND NOT CITY DRIVING. THE LAST CAR, A CHEVY BERETTA HAD $50,000 BEFORE I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND UNDER THE SAME DRIVING CONDITIONS.
THE VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE. "FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS ON ICE," AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE HAD NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK
EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES SINCE PURCHASE. THE ROTORS HAD TO BE CUT AND THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES.
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND CAR DOES NOT STOP. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE PADS. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGES WITHOUT CAUSE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.
CALIPER MISALIGNED RUBBING AGAINST INSIDE OF THE STEEL WHEEL DURING BRAKING, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS.
BRAKE PADS FAILED.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.